Materials from the Missão Antropológica de Timor, Professor António de Almeida, 195x
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical (IICT), Lisboa - Portugal.

Conversa de um médico e um doente em Lovaia Epulu

Conversation between a physician and a patient in Makuva

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O	nadem	tekeni?
o	nade	-mu	teke	oni
2sg	name	-2sg	who	this
pro	n	-pro	pro	dem
What is your name?
Ms: Ou nademu tekeni?:Como te chamas?

Ar	nadeni	Fransisku.
ari	nade	-ni	Fransisku
3sg	name	-3sg	Francisco
pro	n	-pro	NAME
His name is Francisco.
Ms: Eu chamo-me Felisberto.

Ar	anne	hoira?
ari	anne	hoira
3sg	wind	how.many
pro	n	num
How old is he?
Ms: Ar an né hoira?: Quantos anos tens?

Au	anne	deli.
au	anne	ideli
1sg	wind	ten
pro	n	num
I am ten years old.
Ms:  ao an né X.: Eu tenho 28 anos.

Iten	apitna?
ita	oni	apitna
what	this	ill
pro	dem	adj
What is hurting?
Ms: Iteni aoitná?: O que é que te doi?

O	uloni	apitna.
o	ulo	oni	apitna
2sg	head	this	ill
pro	n	dem	adj
Your head hurts.
Ms: Ou uloni aptná: Dói-me a cabeca.

Natako	lerve	hoira?
na-	tako	lere	-ve	hoira
3sg-	begin	day	-?	how.many
pro-	v	n	-suf	num
When did it begin?
Ms: Natacou  lerve hoira?: Há quantos dias estás doente?

Natako	lerve	ideli	ho	lima.
na-	tako	lere	-ve	ideli	ho	lima
3sg-	begin	day	-?	ten	with	five
pro-	v	n	-suf	num	conj	num
It began fifteen days ago.
Ms: Natacou lerve ideli ho lima: (Estou doente) há quinze dias.

O	akemupomoni	nanoi	lerveni	manimanita?
o	akemu	-	po	-mu	oni	nana	-ai	lere	-va	oni	CVCVdup-	manta
2sg	body	-	POS	-2sg	this	exist	-?	sun	-?	this	RED-	warm
pro	n	-	part	-pro	dem	v	-suf	n	-suf	dem	ADV-	adj
Is your body feverish whole day long?
Ms: ou akemu pomoni nanoi lerveni manimanita?: Tens tido febre todasos dias?

Kava,	makarumpekeni	herare	kata	manta	alma
kava	makaruma	-	po	-k	oni	herare	kata	manta	alma
NEG	mister	-	POS	-1plinc	this	morning	NEG	warm	night
part	n	-	part	-pro	dem	n	part	adj	n
akempo'oni	manta.
akemu	-	po	-'	oni	manta
body	-	POS	-1sg	this	warm
n	-	part	-pro	dem	adj
No, Your Honour, in the morning it is not hot, at night my body is hot.
Ms: Kava, makaum pekeni heraré kat manta alma akem po'oni manta: Não senhor; de manhã não tenho febre; de tarde tenho febre. Add: 1plinc used as honorific marker as in Tetun

Lerve	sirkani	natako?
lere	-ve	sirikani	na-	tako
day	-?	hour	3sg-	begin
n	-suf	n	pro-	v
When does it start?
Ms: Lerve sirkane hoira natakou?: A que horas comeca a febre?

Sirikani	hokelu	ka	en	manteni	tae.
sirikani	ho-	kelu	ka	oni	manta	oni	tai
hour	?-	three	no	this	warm	this	go.up
n	pref-	num	neg	dem	adj	dem	v
It starts around three o' clock.
Ms: Serikani hokelu ka en manteni taé: Comeca à três horas de tarde.

O	akemupomoni	manto	meta	ke,	munó	akemupomoni
o	akemu	-	po	-mu	oni	manto	meta	ka	muno	akemu	-	po	-mu	oni
2sg	body	-	POS	-2sg	this	feverish	alone	or	first	body	-	?	-2sg	this
pro	n	-	part	-pro	dem	adj/v	adv	con	adv	n	-	part	-pro	dem
marinna?
marina
cold
adj
Is your body only hot, or is it cold first?
Ms: Ou akemu po moni mantou meta ke, munó akemu pomoni marin na?: Tu sentes só calor, ou primeiro também sentes frio?

Muno	akemupomoni	marinna	maki.
muno	akemu	-	po	-mu	oni	marina	maki
first	body	-	?	-2sg	this	cold	very
adv	n	-	part	-pro	dem	adj	adv
At first my body is very cold.
Ms:Munó akemu po moni marin na maki.: Primeiro (sinto) muito frio.

O	meu	ke	kava?
o	meu	ka	kava
2sg	cough	or	NEG
pro	v	con	part
Do you cough or not?
Ms: Ou meu ke kava?: tu tens tosse?

A	meu.
au	meu
1sg	cough
pro	v
I cough.
Ms: A meu: Tenho, sim, senhor.

O	meu	ena	ke	itla?
o	meu	ana	ka	itla
2sg	cough	or	or	few
pro	v	conj	con	adv
Do cough much or little?
Ms: Ou meu ena ke i'isla?: Tosses muito ou pouco?

Meu	ena.
meu	ana
cough	much
v	adv
I cough much.
Ms: Meu ena: Tusso muito.

O	meu,	o	akemupomoni	halita	apitna	ke	kava?
o	meu	o	akemu	-	po	-mu	oni	halita	apitna	ka	kava
2sg	cough	2sg	body	-	?	-2sg	this	something	ill	or	NEG
pro	v	pro	n	-	part	-pro	dem	pro	adj	con	part
When you cough, does your body hurt somewhere or not?
Ms: Ou meu, ou akemu pomoni halitá apit na ke kava: Quando tosses, dói-te alguma coisa?

Irto'oni	ipu	apitna.
irto	-'	oni	e	-	pe	-'u	apitna
chest	-1sg	this	3sg	-	SEQ	-1sg	ill
n	-pro	dem	pro	-	part	-pro	adj
My chest hurts.
Ir to oni ipu apitna: Dói-me o peito.

Mikma.
mikma
close
v
Close.

O	rar	mona	mokora	mon	inaka?
o	rara	mo-	na	mo-	kora	mo-	na	inaka
2sg	inside	2sg-	eat	2sg-	like	2sg-	eat	food
pro	n	pro-	v	pro-	v	pro-	v	n
When you feel hungry, do you want to eat?
Ms: Ou rar monu mokora moninaka?: Tu tens apetite?

Kava	sinor.
kava	sinor
NEG	mister
part	n
No, sir.
Kava sinor: Não, senhor.

O	mula	laha	ideha	dora	ke	kava?
o	mula	laha	ideha	torru	ka	kava
2sg	disappear	go	quickly	tired	or	NEG
pro	v	v	adv	adj	con	part
When you go walking, do you get tired quickly or not?
Ms: Ou mula laha ideha dora ke kava?: Quando andas cansas-te depressa?

Kava.
kava
NEG
part
No.

Mula	laha	au	doro	maki.
mula	laha	au	torru	maki
disappear	go	1sg	tired	very
v	v	pro	adj	adv
I get very tired when I walk.
Ms: Mula laha ao doro maki: Canso-me muito.

Nada.
nada
exhale
v
Exhale.

Nada	maki.
nada	maki
exhale	very
v	adv
Exhale strongly.
Ms: " maki: Respira com forca.

Tokumoni	momahe.
toke	-mu	oni	mo-	mahe
mouth	-2sg	this	2sg-	open
n	-pro	dem	pro-	v
Open your mouth.
Ms: Toko moni momahe: Abre a bôca. Fataluku wordorder or topicalised?

Kontai	lipomoni.
konta	-ai	lipa	-mu	oni
lift	-?	hand	-2sg	this
v	-suf	n	-pro	dem
Lift your hand.
Ms: Kon tai lipo moni: Levanta o braco.

Mudokudoi	lipomoni.
mo-	*udokud	-ai	lipa	-mu	oni
2sg-	***	-?	hand	-2sg	this
pro-	***	-suf	n	-pro	dem
Ms: Mudo kudoi lipo moni: Abaixa o braco.

Alme	o	ahinne	ne'	ke	kava?
alma	o	ahinne	ne'e	ka	kava
night	2sg	sweat	this	or	NEG
n	pro	n	dem	con	part
Do you sweat at night, or not?
Ms: Alme ou ahin né ke kava? De noite suas ou não? Ne'e = Tetum?

Kava.
kava
NEG
part
No.

Au	ahinne	maki.
au	ahinne	maki
1sg	sweat	very
pro	n	adv
I sweat a lot.
Ms: Au ahin né maki.: Suo muito.

O	ahinne	o	akemupomoni	manto	ke	marinna?
o	ahinne	o	akemu	-	po	-mu	oni	manto	ka	marina
2sg	sweat	2sg	body	-	?	-2sg	this	feverish	or	cold
pro	n	pro	n	-	part	-pro	dem	adj/v	con	adj
Do you have fever when you sweat or not?
Ms: Ou ahin né ou akem pomoni matou ke marinna?:  E quando suas sentes frio ou calor?

Akemupomoni	marinna.
akemu	-	po	-mu	oni	marina
body	-	?	-2sg	this	cold
n	-	part	-pro	dem	adj
I am cold.
Ms: Akemu pmoni marin na.: Sinto frio.

O	momno	aikoke	eni.
o	mo-	mno	aikoke	oni
2sg	2sg-	drink	medicine	this
pro	pro-	v	n	dem
Drink this medicine.
Ou momunó aikoke eni: Deves tomar êste remedio.

Kemna	pe	momno	no'oni.
kemna	pe	mo-	mno	no'oni
good	SEQ	2sg-	drink	like	this
adj	part	pro-	v	adv
It is better to drink it like this.
Ms: Kemi nape momuno nó óni: Mas toma-lo assim:

Herare	o	mon	inake	turusa,	alma	mehan	no	turusa;
herare	o	mo-	na	inaka	turo	-	sa	alma	m-	e	-a	na	ho	turo	-	sa
morning	2sg	2sg-	eat	food	spoon	-	tea	night	?-	3sg	-EXC	eat	with	spoon	-	tea
n	pro	pro-	v	n	n	-	n	n	pref-	pro	-suf	v	conj	n	-	n
remraremra	enana.
CVCVdup-	remra	ana	-ni
RED-	day	that	-3sg
ADV-	n	dem	-pro
In the morning you take one teaspoon full, at night you take another one; each day like this.
Ms: Herrare ou mon inake turuca, alma mehan nó turuca; rémerá remera en nanar. From here there are no Portuguese or Tetum translation anymore. enana = RED-ana

Turusa	e	vaini	itetla.
turo	-	sa	e	vai	-ni	itetla
spoon	-	tea	3sg	POS	-3sg	one
n	-	n	pro	part	-pro	NUM
One whole spoon.
Ms: Turó chá é vainin itetela.

O	lervani	kuku	rora	nae	kakani	inaka	mona	aikoke
o	lere	-va	oni	kuku	ro	-	rana	nae	kake	oni	inaka	mo-	na	aikoke
2sg	sun	-?	this	difficult	?	-	wait	LOC	new	this	food	2sg-	eat	medicine
pro	n	-suf	dem	v	?	-	v	pp	adj	dem	n	pro-	v	n
pupukene'eni	iseva;	alma	nae	kakeni	inaka	mona	nai
pe	-	pe	-	k-	oni	-'	oni	ise	-va	alma	nae	kake	oni	inaka	mo-	na	nae
SEQ	-	SEQ	-	?-	this	-1sg	this	one	-?	night	LOC	new	this	food	2sg-	eat	LOC
part	-	part	-	pref-	dem	-pro	dem	NUM	-suf	n	pp	adj	dem	n	pro-	v	pp
ise.
ise
one
NUM
Early in the morning when you eat your breakfast, one tablet(?), at night when you eat dinner, (another) one.

O	nae	mononi	inaka	moneni.
o	na'e	mo-	na	oni	inaka	mo-	na	oni
2sg	ask	2sg-	eat	this	food	2sg-	eat	this
pro	v	pro-	v	dem	n	pro-	v	dem
If you ask to eat, the food you eat is this.
Ms: Ou na'e momoni inaka mon eni.

Mon	inaka	toro	o	monai	ne'eni.
mo-	na	inaka	toro	o	mo-	na	-ai	no'oni
2sg-	eat	food	much	2sg	2sg-	eat	-?	like	this
pro-	v	n	adv	pro	pro-	v	-suf	adv
When you eat a lot, you take it (the medicine) like this.
Toro =  touru = Fataluku much

Kavon	momno	aikoki	o	namne	monu	inaka	namne	momno
kavona	mo-	mno	aikoke	o	namne	mo-	na	inaka	namne	mo-	mno
not.yet	2sg-	drink	medicine	2sg	must	2sg-	eat	food	must	2sg-	drink
neg	pro-	v	n	pro	v	pro-	v	n	v	pro-	v
vera.
vera
water
n
Before you take your medicine you should (?) eat food, you should (?) drink water.

Kani	inaka	toro	lerve	sirkanisa	molon	kaini.
kani	inaka	toro	lere	-ve	sirikani	-	ise	mo-	laha	oni	kaine	-ai
1plinc.eat	food	much	day	-?	hour	-	one	2sg-	go	this	cook	-?
v	n	adv	n	-suf	n	-	NUM	pro-	v	dem	v	-suf
Kani inaka toro lerve  sirkanisa  molonka ini.

Lir	lerve	sirkanisa	lai	rani	o
Lir	lere	-ve	sirikani	-	ise	laha	-ai	rani	o
?	day	-?	hour	-	one	go	-?	cooking	pot	Q
?	n	-suf	n	-	NUM	v	-suf	n	part
lom	lataluve	eni.
loka	-mu	laha	-	atalu	-ve	oni
suck	-2sg	go	-	cotton	-?	this
v	-pro	v	-	n	-suf	dem

O	iteni	apitna	modo	aikoke	ene	o	tonna.
o	ita	oni	apitna	mo-	*do	aikoke	oni	o	*	-ta	oni	-ni
2sg	what	this	ill	2sg-	***	medicine	this	2sg	***	-?	this	-3sg
pro	pro	dem	adj	pro-	***	n	dem	pro	***	-suf	dem	-pro

Aikokeni	dapruva	mehanno	kopo	isa	monu
aikoke	oni	dapru	-va	me-	hamno	kopo	ise	mo-	na
medicine	this	kitchen	-?	2pl-	raise	cup	one	2sg-	eat
n	dem	n	-suf	pro-	v	n	NUM	pro-	v
noi.
noi
?
?

O	namne	mula	teri.
o	namne	mula	teri
2sg	must	disappear	outside
pro	v	v	n
You have to go outside.

O	namne	mula	laha	reti.
o	namne	mula	laha	reti
2sg	must	disappear	go	really
pro	v	v	v	adv
You really have to go and walk.

O	mula	teri	ke	kava?
o	mula	teri	ka	kava
2sg	disappear	outside	or	NEG
pro	v	n	con	part
You go outside or not?

Lerve	hoira	o	kat	mul	teri?
lere	-ve	hoira	o	kata	mula	teri
day	-?	how.many	2sg	NEG	disappear	outside
n	-suf	num	pro	part	v	n
How many days did you not go outside?

O	petnara	ke	kava?
o	petnara	ka	kava
2sg	piss	or	NEG
pro	v	con	part
Do you urinate or not?

Ena	ke	isla	meta?
ana	ka	isla	meta
much	or	few	alone
adv	con	adv	adv
A lot or just a little?

Namne	monu	zana	hekkraiva.
namne	mo-	na	jena	hekrae	-va
must	2sg-	eat	fish	maize	-?
v	pro-	v	n	n	-suf
you have to eat fish and maize.
zana is now yenna (z -> zj -> j), of y foutm gewoon j?

O	monu	mete	sasoreni	arpou	tutuni.
o	mo-	na	meta	sasoro	oni	arpou	tutu	-ni
2sg	2sg-	eat	alone	plate	this	buffalo	milk	-3sg
pro	pro-	v	adv	n	dem	n	n	-pro
Just take a plate full of buffalo milk.

Hururu	lo'omoni.
ho-	*rur	-'u	lo'o	-mu	oni
?-	***	-1sg	leg	-2sg	this
pref-	***	-pro	n	-pro	dem

Ramoi	nai	o	nueni.
ra-	mai	nae	o	nua	oni
3pl-	come	LOC	2sg	wound	this
pro-	v	pp	pro	n/v	dem

O	ulomu	apitnona	oku	morut	vaukumonu	meta
o	ulo	-mu	apitna	-ona	oko	mo-	ruta	vauku	-mu	oni	meta
2sg	head	-2sg	ill	-?	VET	2sg-	bathe	forehead	-2sg	this	alone
pro	n	-pro	adj	-suf	part	pro-	v	n	-pro	dem	adv
en	kemna.
oni	kemna
this	good
dem	adj
When your head (still?) aches, just do not wash your forehead, this is good.
I think this shoudl be ena = ana = much: very good.

O	momrou	ke	kava?
o	mo-	mrou	ka	kava
2sg	2sg-	thirsty	or	NEG
pro	pro-	v	con	part
Are you thirsty or not?

Kava,	namlara	meta.
kava	na-	mlara	meta
NEG	3sg-	hungry	alone
part	pro-	v	adv
No, he is only hungry.

Allara	almona	monu	porganteni.
alara	almona	mo-	na	po	-	*rg	-a	na	-ta	oni
tomorrow	very	early	2sg-	eat	POS	-	***	-EXC	eat	-?	this
adv	n+adv	pro-	v	part	-	***	-suf	v	-suf	dem
Tomorrow night you ??

Monu	mipor	kantene	nala	meudia	namine	mon	inake	en
mo-	mno	m-	e	-	po	-	*r	ka	n-	*tene	nalu	-a	meudia	na-	mine	mo-	na	inaka	oni
2sg-	drink	?-	3sg	-	POS	-	***	no	?-	***	?	-EXC	12	o'clock	3sg-	fat	2sg-	eat	food	this
pro-	v	pref-	pro	-	part	-	***	neg	pref-	***	?	-suf	n	pro-	n	pro-	v	n	dem
reti	mon	meti	sasoro	vereneni	monu
reti	mo-	na	meta	sasoro	vera	oni	oni	mo-	na
really	2sg-	eat	alone	plate	water	this	this	2sg-	eat
adv	pro-	v	adv	n	n	dem	dem	pro-	v
mometi	sa	ini	meta.
mo-	meta	sa	ini	meta
2sg-	alone	tea	sand	alone
pro-	adv	n	n	adv